Monday, June 13, 2011

Capitol Lake vs. Eaustuary

I think that Capitol Lake should return to its original state of being a euastuary. It would help the Olympia area become more sustainable in the long run. If you changed it to an eaustuary the New Zealand mud snails would die because they can’t survive in fresh water. Also all the sediment gummed up in the lake would wash out into the much larger Puget Sound. The milfoil would also wash out.
It’s all about sustainability and with an eaustuary it is very sustainable. Some people say that an eaustuary would bring bad business but instead it would only help. It would improve fishing and you could do fun things like kayaking. Some say it affects the fair but it really doesn’t its more about the fair not the sedimental value.
If we were to keep the lake sustainable the city would have to pay millions of dollars. With an eaustuary you pay to remove the bridge and dam and than an eaustuary would virtually take care of its self. Also there would be plenty of wildlife which would enhance the beauty of the whole area.
In the end it’s all about sustainability and with a lake it’s obviously not doing that. So it’s time to go back to the roots of Olympia. We have been sitting around doing nothing. In the end the euastuary will pay back to the people of Olympia. But it will also pay back to the ecosystem and create a better environment for all of Olympia.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011


Yes, I do think that the founding fathers formed a near perfect {because nothing is} system for electing the president. Why do I think the electoral collage is better than a popular election? Because with the electoral collage the people vote and than an elector votes how the people say. Also with the popular election some people could be uneducated and vote for say the candidate with the best hair. One argument you could put against this is people should vote for whoever they want and not be educated. But things like this could bring anger to people that are educated because they knew that the uneducated person threw away there vote on the candidate with the best hair. Although the electoral collage has failed four times I still think that the framers of the constitution came up with the best idea possible. The popular election is still a good idea but there are far more uneducated people than there are educated and that could lead into the vote turning into a popularity contest. Witch is why I prefer the electoral collage.
Regarding the election of 2000 were Al Gore beat George W. Bush in the popular election but Bush won the electoral collage (Which made Bush president) I think that they made the right decision sticking to the roots of the constitution. Because I think that without them sticking to the roots it would stir up much more controversy than Gore wining the popular election and not becoming president. “No matter how hard the loss, defeat might serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out.
Al Gore

Tuesday, March 22, 2011